The two year old, the dummy and the silicone obsessed cat...

[DrivenToDistraction]

Herman the cat is totally obsessed with all things silicone, he's chewed through countless teats, pump parts, lillypadz and other random silicone articles. I will never forget the time I found him proudly trotting around the garden with a (silicone) dildo in his mouth

DD is 2.2, she has a dummy (but strictly for sleep and extreme distress only). But, she loves it and it gives her a lot of comfort. She'd be permanently attached to it if it was up to her. I'd like her to stop having a dummy but shes always been a crap sleeper and, frankly, I'm scared.

Until the day before yesterday Herman hadn't ever chewed up a dummy, we thought that for some reason he didn't like them. TBH We always saw it as some sort of minor household miracle, I know for sure that now he's started he'll never stop. He's destroyed two dummies already today and his new obsession has already cost me about 15 euros. Gah!

DD knows what he's been doing.

So, would I BU to protect single dummy we have left as best as I can, wait until he (inevitably) finds and destroys it, then tell DD it's all his fault and not buy any more. Thereby damaging DDs relationship with the cat in order to save myself a bit of cash and get her off the dummy somewhat earlier that I'd have dared planned?

I wouldn't do that
definitely not
you dont want her in counselling as an sadult remembering when the cat made her lose her comfort thing

gaurd them with your life
but a couple of spares and start spraying the cat when it chews somehting silicome or goes near the dummy

lol Trinity! I fear you may be right. That would be very sad.

He's a siamese and knows no fear, anyway he chews the thing he chews very quickly and in secret...

I'm sorry, but this has made me laugh.

Advice... probably wouldn't do what you suggested re blaming the cat. I'd just have lots of spares and slowly wean DD of dummy in a different way (don't know what though, sorry).

MyCatIsABastard I wish I could borrow your name for a few days

lol i thought my cat was the only one that did this we had to have everything stored in Tupperware tubs lol even the washing up sponge

you could do dummy fairy if your dd is at an age she can accept and understand if not the dummy will ahve to be stored in tub from the night and kept safe lol

with my ds he gave his dummies up we bagged the and had glitter made it all special explained he was a big boy now and he got another comforter so special bed time teddy or night light

then we left dummies outside the door and he had to go hide and then i sprinkled glitter and left big box of books outside door he was over the moon we had new books each night and he had his new bear and night light

"his new obsession has already cost me about 15 euros"

This obsession could potentially cost you much much more, and even a dead cat, if he swallows a big chunk of it - definately try and curb it - how? I dunno - sorry.

Do you think the cat wants a comforter? Half joking - is it an anxiety thing for the cat - maybe invest in some cat nip toys for him.

My DP cured my DD1 of her dummy when she was about 2 - he cut the teats off!! i was but she took one look at it, threw it away cos it was no good to her and never asked for it again

Driven - I would lend you my name, but my cat truly is a bastard and I feel the world must know for its own safety.

Bloody hell, don't have breast implants...

Thanks everyone

He's been biting rubbery stuff since he was a kitten but he never seems to actually ingest stuff. Thank goodness!

When I said his new habit had cost me 15 euros already, I meant in the last 2 1/2 days of dummy eating. He's cost me a bloody fortune in ruined stuff in the last 3 years, from the bumper bar on the Bugaboo , to the seals from the neighbours' childrens supersoakers via dildos, bottle teats and more other stuff than I care to remember.

As far as my evil original plan with DD and the dummy goes, you lot are right, I wont do it. I've give her a tub (thanks bubblagirl) to keep them in and I'll stash a spare or two. I am going to have to find a way of getting her off the dummy soon though, keeping them under virtual lock and key is going to be a real PITA.

Persuade her the cat needs them more than her, allow her to feed the "last" one to the cat and there you go.

You will, of course, have a spare stash in case it goes horribly wrong..

I have a Chi x Pom who does this (thankfully I havent had to bear the dildo drama though).

I have no answers to give. My Atticus will whip them [dummies] out of DS's hand. This causing intial hilarity then deep despair as DS realises he cant get under the sofa to get them back (Atticus is a very small dog).

Atticus also eats socks, underwear, plastic beakers, Ben 10 toys and shoes of various sizes.

Its a good job he is do darn cute or he would be residing in the Chefamily pet cemetary in the back garden.

Did you find out who the dildo belonged to?

lol, the dildo was ours

make a small hole in the teat of the last remaining dummy so it doesnt work properly (i know your not supposed to!) your DD will suck it and it won't work, she won't want it and then she can give it to the cat! problem solved

Inhaled a chunk of shorty at Bobbiewickham.

I concur, don't get implants.

is this your cat ?

"I will never forget the time I found him proudly trotting around the garden with a (silicone) dildo in his mouth"

I actually LOLed at this in the car this morning - I was listening to the Black Eyed Peas album and there was a line about a dildo. A picture just formed in my mind

Thankfully I was alone and didn't have to explain my guffaw.

My cat is a Mafia-wanabee. She takes the heads of small stuffed toys and leaves them in our bed.

Glad to have given you a giggle Soupy

MadamDeathstare - our other cat (also Siamese) creeps into neigbours house just like you Fathers cat did. Unfortunately she doesn't limit herself to eating clothing, that would be manageable. No, she ate the neighbours hamster [horror]. To make matters worse she left the poor hamsters liver (or spleen or what ever it is they leave) in the middle of their new white wool rug.

The silicone cat is rather stealthy and has never been seen actually taking anything. occasionally we catch him in the act but he legs it so quickly there's no chance to get the 'cat sprayer'.

Seabrights mafia cat sounds scary...

My uncle's Siamese arrived home with an unopened packet of smoked salmon once

One of our cats (I think it's the big tabby) has (I think) taken a special liking to DS2. He has left both a headless mouse and a mouseless head on his bedroom floor for him o find in the morning. I think they belonged to separate mice.

Oh this has cheered me up no end

Our DCat no 2 has a fascination with my knicker drawer - she frequently tries to 'dig' in there and then struts downstairs with a pair of my favourites pants in her mouth !

DCat1 is also barmy -I'm 36 weeks pregnant and he's convinced I'm having his kittens ..... he keeps putting his ear to my belly and bringing me random items of dead animal, cotton wool, socks etc